Opinion

Globally, the nexus between democracy and peace is intertwined and related by direct variation.‎ Many people say, democracy is a representative system based on elections through universal suffrage, with entrenched freedom of expression and association, within a nation-state. Indeed, war itself...

The stress and pains Nigerians especially motorists and other users of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol were subjected to last week just because they wanted to refill their tanks was unacceptable. Queuing for several hours before...

Sixteen days to the D-day, the picture of political parties in Nigeria is becoming clearer. From my tea leaves I see a one party state in Nigeria after the elections. What is not clear yet is what the name...

The global oil glut has posed both economic and fiscal threats to exporting countries. Specifically, it has left in its trail job losses, currency devaluation, depleted foreign reserves, etc. Nigeria has had her fair share of this. Within this...

It shouldn't be any surprise, but the presidential election is shaping up as a case study in how to manipulate the democratic process. That President Jonathan and  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are hell bent to rig the March...

The three characters are: Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi), Likud Avigdor Lieberman (Yvet), Yisrael Beiteinu Naftali Bennett, Habayit HaYehudi   References are made to: Isaac Herzog (Buji), Zionist Camp Tzipi Livni, Zionist Camp Yair Lapid, Yesh Atid Moshe Kahlon, Kulanu Arye Dery, Shas Yaakov Litzman, United Torah Judaism Ayman Odeh, Hadash/Joint Arab List Zehava...

A Broken Senate Without Insight And Oversight Means Musiliu Obanikoro Will Easily Scale Through Can Any Good Come Out Of David Mark's Senate?     WARNING: By the time you're reading this, Musiliu Obanikoro would have been confirmed by the Akindanidani Senators.   The...

The only constant thing in life, as the age old aphorism goes, is change. Implied in this is the feeling that life is not static; it changes as it goes on. The most contentious word in Nigeria's political lexicon...

As politicians and political parties in the country continue in their to campaign to lure the electorates preparatory to the rescheduled elections, governor Godswill Obot Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State and his stooge Udom Emmanuel have taken their insatiable...

Empty vessels they say make the loudest cacophony while still waters run deep and this aptly sums up the different political styles and dimensions taken by Sen. Danjuma Goje the state APC leader in his desperate and envious move...